Do activist investors serve a valuable function to the market, and their investors? Yes Do activist investors sometimes pursue strategies that are less than sc

Do activist investors serve a valuable function to the market, and their investors? Yes Do activist investors sometimes pursue strategies that are less than scrupulous, and perhaps values a quick buck over the long term success of a company? Yes Are management teams sometimes really looking to execute on a long-term strategy that can’t be measured over a couple of quarters? Yes Are management teams sometimes incompetent, corrupt, and absentee? Yes If you want to read some scathing activist letters check out Dan Loeb’s, sample below: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040273/000089914004000756/i2555408d.txt https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040273/000089914004...